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The 8 Best Pancake Places In Seattle

Updated: May 2, 2022

Craving a stack of melt-in-your-mouth pancakes? These are the best pancake spots in Seattle. We analyzed millions of reviews from top sites to bring you only the top options for pancakes in Seattle. Get exotic with dutch-baby or french style pancakes or keep it classic with a stack of flapjacks at these venues!

Find the perfect Pancakes spot

Tilikum Place Cafe

New American, $$, BelltownNew American, $$Seattle, Belltown
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • Yelp

    Best French Toast in Seattle

    Yelp

Portage Bay Cafe - Roosevelt

New American, $$, University DistrictNew American, $$Seattle, University District
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • Seattle Magazine, 2018

    Perfect Pancakes

    Seattle Magazine, 2018

Glo's

American, $$, Capitol HillAmerican, $$Seattle, Capitol Hill
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.0
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • Foursquare

    The 15 Best Places for Pancakes in Seattle

    Foursquare

Portage Bay Cafe - South Lake Union

American, $$, South Lake UnionAmerican, $$Seattle, South Lake Union
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 3.5
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • Seattle Magazine, 2018

    Perfect Pancakes

    Seattle Magazine, 2018

Portage Bay Cafe - Ballard

New American, $$, BallardNew American, $$Seattle, Ballard
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 3.5
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • Seattle Magazine, 2018

    Perfect Pancakes

    Seattle Magazine, 2018

Ben Paris

American, $$, DowntownAmerican, $$Seattle, Downtown
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • Yelp

    Best Avocado Toast near Downtown, Seattle

    Yelp

Skillet Capitol Hill

American, $$, CentralAmerican, $$Seattle, Central
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • The Stranger, 2019

    20 Unique Seattle Waffles to Try for National Waffle Day

    The Stranger, 2019

Portage Bay Cafe - 65th

New American, $$, RooseveltNew American, $$Seattle, Roosevelt
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 3.5
  • The Stranger, 2019

    13 Unique Pancake Places to Try in Seattle

    The Stranger, 2019
  • Seattle Magazine, 2018

    Perfect Pancakes

    Seattle Magazine, 2018

Why is this list better than others?

Choosing the right spot for Pancakes can be tough, especially if you’re exploring new restaurants. We analyzed 1286 lists and articles from top sources like Yelp and The Stranger, 10951 Seattle restaurants’ ratings across Google and Yelp, and 1095134 reviews – all with some boam magic to make sense of the madness. For example, we considered Yelp - Best Avocado Toast near Downtown, Seattle, Yelp - Best French Toast in Seattle and The Stranger - 20 Unique Seattle Waffles to Try for National Waffle Day as we sourced this ultimate list. Every option we show has been verified as open and offering key services when we recommend it, thanks to our real-time updates. Our site gets no money for featuring restaurants in this list – everyone’s earned their place. If your next meal is in any of these ten restaurants, the Pancakes aficionado in you will rejoice.

Recurring questions

Harvest Beat, Hi Spot Cafe, and Voula's Offshore Cafe are the highest-rated upscale spots for pancakes in Seattle.

Tilikum Place Cafe, Harvest Beat, and Dough Zone are the highest-rated pancake spots to get a quick lunch in Seattle.

Tilikum Place Cafe, Harvest Beat, and Dough Zone are the highest-rated late-night spots for pancakes in Seattle.

There are 97 pancake spots in Seattle.

Tilikum Place Cafe, Harvest Beat, and JaK's Grill are the highest-rated pancake spots that are good for a date night in Seattle.

Drink pairing tips for Pancakes

  • A next-level pairing for Rosé

    When having berry pancake, experts suggest you pair it with a glass of Rosé, a popular pink wine.

Interesting facts about Pancakes

  • The record holder

    The pancake dates back to 1994 with the impressive record of 49 feet 3 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep. This accomplishment was achieved by The Co-operative Union in England.

  • All about pancake

    If you have a soft spot for pancake, you’ll appreciate National Pancake Day, a United States tradition every year on September26.

Parking information

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